Theme 2.00

Red Hot Red List: no surprises, no regrets

Some recent extinctions in Australia have been predicted, yet occurred nonetheless because management responses were enacted too slowly, ineffectively
or not at all.

Such regrets and surprises will be abated by identifying those plants and animals with a high probability of extinction within the next decade, and
the critical management responses required to avoid their extinction.

This theme will focus on:

Emergency care – identifying and prioritising actions to save fauna species at acute risk of extinction

Meaningful and accessible information on Australia’s most imperilled plants